Bottle-washing machine.



l. A. JOHNSON.

BOTTLE WASHING MAQHWE. armcwofmsn NOV. 8, 1215.

1,210,484, Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET luuemiloz JAUOHNS N i. A. JGHNSGN BOTTLE wAsHms MACHINE.

MFFLKCATION FILED NOV. 8 1915.

7 1 m ,T 2" H ms aQW Y T E Aum m 3 a I (Ema/"4'6 J .A JOHNSON J. A. JOHNSON.

BOTTLE WASHBNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 8. 1915.

. 1,21 0,484}, Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

IIIIIIIIIMIII awwwtoz J-A JOHNSON vill be foreed upwziwi info the m JAMES A, JGHNSDN, '3 NORLEOLK,- VIRGINIA.

me *2 a s I Speoification of Letters Patent.

IEZ-GlTLEQW'ASHING MiAGHINE.

A Application film November :8, 1915. Serial No 69%35 folk in the eoimty of Nowell; ami State of Vii'gmim have invented eerie, in new and use in] Imprm'emeiits in Bottle-iVnshing Mia-- chines of which the foiiowin is 1 specificatioii ,i'efei'ei oe being had to toe iwcompanyii g drawings. 4 i 4 i This invention. iointes to washingmo,

chines, mo perticnizuriy machines designed for wishing ootizies.

The genera objecu of: the invention is the pi'oyisionof a machine by Whisk notifies as they are carried along: uq'ii'mietermineri path may he JVRShGd without, howeij'elu necessitating; the stoppage of the hotii es (hiring the opemtionso that the bo'sties may ii'mtei continuousiy While the interior of the bottles is being cieanml i hioflieiyo bjeot oftho invention is to pvo- \tide gi machine which-is entireiy mitomntic in its action and which necessitates practi- ,on-11y theservices of but one'inan to place, the botties iii-the supporting: cups the ma chine being so arranged that the botties may be (m x-mo as they are washed in any si'uimi'iie place and may be i'eii'io'ved by the person who has charge of the "filling: machine. Thus the machine very economicni of labor :ini

-is economical of time inasn'mh us the hotties are wws'heo in successive order and without any delay in their movement to the fill-- ing machine.-

A fn 'theiobject of the invention is the provision of means whereby bottles may he W13 moved by :1 carrier aiong :1 pi'e' deter brushes may be insertmi within a pi'mietermined number of bottles and ii'me i with the bottles through ii prodotei n inei distance (hiring which the e iennii'ig operation is performed.

A further provision of travel niong;

tote therein, and *liii'vei with the hot: 35 foil :1 n'edeterniined distance, mechanism iiiien being 'n'oviz leii "for withi'imwing the brushes and means, aim being; providei "whereby \VfltCI' may be, Forced into the botsies at he 1 time the brushes are operated.

' Another object of the invention is the pro vision of means for holding the bodies ciown i mnyin drawing-Is, wherein means whereby as the bottles.

"members during its upper fiig'h in position at the ,tin'ioflie brushes are 0p-- muting therein 4 (Ether-objects will appear in the course 0' the following lescription.

lily invention is iiiusiraced in iihe accom- Peiemiei Joe, 2. .i i??? i Figure l on elem tion, pai'tiyin section, 4

of my improvel Washing machine; Fig. 2 is :m'eiifl elevation of the machine shown in.

Fig. l; Fi; Skis a pei-speoizive View of the brush ca -rii go with the brush shafts; liigx 4' 21 .longiiuciimii sectional View through "the tionni View through the brush cz irriiige, showing in section the for rotat-ing'isiie showing in section the Water reservoir 'Witiich. forms part of the body of the carriage; Fig. 6 is e fra'ginem tax-y vertical section of ti; iiottie carrier, ihe clip forsupporiing the bo'ifsie and one of the brash shafts; Fi on the; iine Z--7 of Fig. 6; Fig.18'is sec- W a :15 :1. sectional new tional View on the line 8 3 of F-ig 5;'Fig.i 9 is A i' mgmentmy top plan View of fine 'ozirnniiy: Big 11 is n, (,iiagi a'mma tio elevation showing in'ziotiaed hoes various positions taken by the driving goofs; Fig. 12'is a ire ionizer side 91 ration showing the means for irefiurniiig the nai-riagoto its in? tmi pjosii on; Fig. 13 2S :1. fragmentary vex-ti (521i SQCiLiOJX isiirougi the carriage sin the lat ii'iii frame of the machine, aisothiough the izotizie sieiiporting emrriext; Fig. 14- is a veriii section on the iiiie H-14 of iii 1.

.ienemiiy speakin itnm y' besaid. that X providean endless liGl' having ihereon a series of botfie receiving cups which travel in a eioseci psi; 1. oircier w prm idefor the support of the e116? senior one for i: wishing mo if-hummin i moi-ides imme co;

p isin tile verfticoi ineiii'bers and the hofi zoiitaiiy dispose(i-members The horizon "fmiiy iispose i niem'iiers 3 are arrangedin sensed reizitionemi dispos'eci opposite eah other as iiius m ted elemriy in Fi g.

i the horizontal members 3 supp u by moons of suitable brackets and bearings tf'ensvorse '105 v Emmi the" corner 4* moves between these hor zontal shafts 5 and 6 wh ereon are mounted the pairs of supporting sprocket wheels T and 8, re.- spectirely. with intermediate idler sprocket wheels 9. Toward the base of the machine there are provided the longitudinally ex;

tending mei'ubcr's 10 upon which are mounted the pairs of sprocket wheels 11 and 12. In Fig. 1 I hare shown completely only one end of the endless carrier 4. but have indicated in this figure sprocket wheels 13 over which the other end of the endless carrier is adapted to pass and may be supported. The endless carrier 4 at its upper flight passes over the sprocket wheels 7.v 8 and 13,

then passes downward f om the sprocket wheels 13 to the sprocket wheels 11 and extends along its lower flight from the sprocket wheels 11 to the sprocket wheels 12. Preferably one of the sprocket wheels, as

for instance the sprocket wheel 11. is mounted upon shittable brackets or bearings so that the belt may be tightened up, the brackets or bearings being sh fted by means of adjusting screws 14.

As shown in Fig. there is one pair of sprocket chains 4 forming the endless carrier, these chains being composed of links pivoted to each other in .the usual manner and the chains being connected by means of cross braces in the man-,

ner illustrated in'Fig. 7. These crossbraces or connections'each consist of a plate 15 which is riveted or-otherwise attached at its ends to the links of the endless carrier.

Mounted upon: this plate 15' is. a bottle receiving cup 16 having a downwardly extending neck. 17 adapted to receive theneck of a bottle. This neck at its lower end is annularly flanged and bolted. riveted or otherwise attached to the plate 15. Disposed within' the neck 17 is an annular collar 18 upon which the lower end of thebottle A is adapted to rest, this collar being held in place by a, setscrew 19 or in any other convenient manner. 18 has approximately the same diameter as the interior diameter of the bottle neck. The bottle cups or holders are arranged in spaced relation upon the endless carrier and are ad: ted t'o'support the bottles A in an invcrte position, as illustrated clearly in Figs. 1 to 8. The sprocket wheels 8 are mounted upon the shaft 6 which is operatively connected to the driving shaft of the machine as will now be stated. The driving shaft of the machine is designated 20,

this driving shaft beingmounted' in suitable bearings upon the yertical members 2.

This drive" shaft carries upon it the sprocket wheel 21 over which passes a sprocket chain'22 which engages with a relatively large sprocket wheel 23 mounted upon the shaft 6. The lower flight of the sprocket chain 22 passes over an idler sprocket wheel 24 mounted in any suitable members 3.

and Figs. 13 and 14,.

The bore of the member ing process. To this end I- provide lougi-v tudinally extending laterally disposed tracks 25 which at their ends are ll] )\\'tlltll bent and attached to the rails or longittulinal Slidably mounted upon these rails 25 is the brush carriage designated genorally 26 and which is illustrated in Fig.

This brush carriage is formed in two sections,.27 and 28, the inner faces of the seetions being recessed to form a gear chamber 29. The ends of this carriage 2!) are lat erally enlarged as at 30, and this lateral enlargement is longitudinally slotted as at 31. The two 'sections 27 and 28 are held in engagement with each other by lateral flanges 32 through which bolts pass. The grooves 31 in thelateral extensions 30 are adapted to engage with the rails 25, these rails'on their inner edges abuttingoagainst the edgesof the flanges By this means the min riage is held from all lateral movement but may be longitudinally shifted upon the rails 25. I

Disposed within the gear chamber 2!) are a. plurality of gear wheels 33 shown four in number, though the number of these gear wheels is immaterial. These gear wheels mesh with each other so as to form a train of gears and each gear wheel is formed with an upwardly extending annular sleeve 34 which extends out th-rouglr the top section 27 of the carriage. Each gear .is formed at its'ccnter with a many-sided bore 35 through which the corresponding brush shaft 31') passes. This brush shaft 36 hasa portion of its length many-sided to conform to the shape of the bore 35 and each shaft is hollow. At its lower end each shaft. is mounted in a stepped bearing 37 and the lower end of each shaft communicates with an opening 38 formed in a water reservoir or tank 39 which is movable vertically. this member 39 thus forming not only a water chamber or tank but-also a support for the lower ends of the several shafts 36as illustrated mostclearly in Fig. 1. The severaLgears 33 are actuated by providing one of the gears with a downwardly extending sleeve 10 which carries at -1ts lower end the beveled gear wheel 41 which meshes with a beveled gear wheel42 sl m ffrom tho shaft 43 anti swingingiy mount,-

whoei iii. are the 46. :suppQrt a shaft 41-7 upon which mounted a ugos mosE'Ek-miy in Fig. Mounted upon the of hottiesu iii? " iiight o'f the.

and srqipoirted in suitable beairings ifpon flan,mombcrs i' Links 51 disposed on Mfr 'i'ohi1 "L am. mashes with the driving gem )Viii'fli' mounted npon vthe driving shaft 26 which 13 driven in smtabie'xmmner as by means of a mziif passing over a suitable bait wheel. 1 5); is this shaft which carries upon, it the Sprocket wheel 21 whereby the bflifiifiie carrier is driven, as boforedescribed.

T je'wairor ciwmber or reservoir 39 which 1954 theilo'weromis'of the brush spindles or shafis 36 is intended to movement so "as to carry the brushes 11pworciir toflio bottles and downward and out To ibis em} if mount upon a pair of Supports 2 crank shaft having the crank 56. ,Pivomiiy oonneoteci to the 'resrvoir or container 39 is a link 57 Whose f 'o one? is slotieai as at 58. the crank pin of tiiocm nk shaft 51" engaging this slot. it Wiilfinowfbe seen iiimt' the shaft 55 is roiofied the; water reservoir and In order to roi'atothe shaft 55 I mount upon 59 imving two which engage. with the downwardiy @xtending flight of thejbeit 252 as shown dear?" in Figi' lp I doi ot wish, howeveigiro in limited to this moons of operating this Shaft. It is' .i 'or "the pwposeo'f causing the belt to engage 'iiho sprocket whee? 59 that I provide the idiot sprocket Wheeifi which lift-s the lower bait intov engogei'nem with the sprooketwheei i o Forflthepurpose. oi' causing the carriage, 26 ailiiilio Water comfiainer to shift iongi midinafiy i'zinc'i. travel with $216 bottle conveyeyoroarrier for a certain prodoiormined portion "of the movement of the Katie-r, I lt n ovide the Water container 39 at its ends wit 'h ceitain-- verticaiiy. disposed. rods or fingers which act as clutchos' for movomentj into, oiigagemontiwlth the h oks of the conveyor orbottle. oai'rier. To this and Ti 'moimt' to the (ram-hi e 26 h 'sido Ol iihe grim wheel 48 and engaging I shaft and havo vertical brush spindle support 39 'Wfll' be veriiaooily rmprocatod;

- engages with" the lever 66 the upper end of Lheiover pipes 67 and Y68 [The rods Q a th i'olaizioiig ,noct ad iotho tubiflzufspindle but any longifindinol mkh ementof Lhe rods. Will-rouse a longitm moai ITIOYQIXiiiHtUf the icarnage. These Tods iii are. nor-nulli y out of engagement with the iinks of the. om'iimbut when 'ChQWHiZGI' 70 container 39 z'ios ihe rods 61 will bo oar- Iiid upward and engage; between the links of the ziz'i'ie'rfl and thenthe fox-Ward move mont '01" the (:iHTiQl 4 will be communicated to the Wntor container 39 and also to the carriage '26 so that ihe watelncontainer,the carriagzo and brush spindles 36 will inov e along with the carrier 4: until the Crank 5G '(rommences to move downward 'whoreupon 'flgo rods ($1 'Wiii Do shifted downward and eventually .bo sshi'ftod out of engagement with the links of the carrier. The water container 39 and the carriage 26 should'then' be shifted rearward to their initial positions,

audio this end I have provided the mechzi-' nism iilii-strzztod'in detail. in Fig. 12 wherein a wheel 6% is shown mounted upon the as; provid ai with the laterally" projecting pin Pivotniiymounted in any suitable manner is a lever 66 Whose upper extremiig 26. When thisv carriage has been moved th E1111 (iistance with th belt =1 by the mechanism heretofore desc flied, the lower enci of this lever will be disposed in the path off;

movomom; of the pin 65' and at this period the pin 65 Wili be in the position iilustfated pm (35 will "engage with is connected to the carriage' iinks of theondless carrier 4'. hen the pin itnvill shift rearw'a'id and return the. carriage to Jts: original position ready 01 a new operation.

I hove ilh-istmted iifjl' ig. Lioug brush :mi havealso illustrated twobottle washing pipes GT and .69 also ojieratively sup portod upon the water container 39. These do not rotate. The pipe (3? extends; dmvnwaid and opens into :the Watoroontoiner 32), While the tube '68 extends'downward and is oonnocted by ail-e1 how 69 to the Water container. The upper ends of fihes mm, as ilhistrated in Figs.

and 14, are pl oykiefl with roses or spra-ving nozzles 70 wheroby mm may-"be sprayed with force against the sides of the bottles to timi'oiighiy rinsethem. The brush spindles 33am tubular, as before stated, and each carries of, its upper end the hrushes 71, tho tubular spindle discharging warm" into'the bottle by any suitable tapertlflfl exact manner i'n which tho Ido nox; Wih to' be" limited to the brush 1S), con

thus be seen that For the purpose oi keeping the water chamber or reservoir" 39 filled with water and providing for forcing water up through the brushes and spray nozzles 70, I, connect to the rear end of the water container 39 the flexible pipe 72 which at its other end is tmeratively connected to a supply pipe 73. Adjacent the supply pipe 72 is provided with a valve H whose spindle has a radial arm 75 provided with a pin 76 which engages in a slot 77 formed ina depending arm 73 carried uponthe water container 39. This construction is such that when the water container 39 is lowered the valve will be closed. but that when the water container is raised so brushes into the bottles the valve will be opened. The slot- 77 permits the valve to remain open or remain closed while the brushes are moving.

In order to hold the bottles down whilethe. brushes angbspray' tubes are moving upward into the bottles therein. I mount Upon the standards 7 the pivoted plate Rt) "which when 'it -is in a horizontal position the bottlbs A. plate 80 rests upon the tops of To the free .end of this are connected one or more links 81 which extend; downward and. at their lower ends are ope'ratively connected to the water container 39. Preferably the lower ends of-thelinks are. s'crew-thremled for engagement with adjusting'nuts 82. It will when the water container and the carriage move downward the plate 80 will be lifted. 'releasingthe bottles, b ut 1 when the carriage moves upward the plate 80 will bedepressed against the tops of the bottles holding them in place.

ll1e. specific operation of the gears whereby the brushspindles are rotated is obvious from Fig. 11; These gears are so arranged as to permit of a longitudinal movement ofthc carriage upon which the brush spindles are mounted and alsopermit of a-vertical movement of thecarriage and of the water container. This is accomplished by linking the gearhvheels 45 and 49 to the relatively large thatas the carriage movcs up (was it moves longitudinally mit the la'rge' gear rom or towardeach other while remaining in -"driyingi-engagement. Q

The general operation is as'followsz. The czirrierWiththe. bottle supporting 'cups thereon is constantly movmg and the bottlesure placed in the cups as the c ps arrive atFthe upper flight of the carrfi tamer rises and the rods 61 engage the links of the carrier. At the same-moment the spindles rise and are forced thronghthe pipe 73 the flexible.

as to carry the. understood that the any desired position and o 'ierating gear. wheel 48- so the links will shift :toper: w'hceIAS'to be raised -or lowered and penn'iitthe geilr. '45 and/19 to shift; away 'f ofu'ny mechanism r. -When' the'cups have arrived atapredetarmihed position the water concups into the bottles. The brush spindles are eonstantlv rotated by means of the gears contained within the gear chamber 29 andthe brushes thoroughly scrub the interior of thebottle. 'ater is forced into the bottles during this period by the mechanism illustrated. The last. two bottles which have been previously scrubbed are engaged by the spray tubes and thus the bottles are thoroughly rinsed. \Vhen the bottles are entirely cleansed the brushes and the spray tubes are withdrawn and then inserted in a new set of bottles in an obvious manner.- The bottles are eventually moved from the carrier to any suitable place. It will be carrier may be of any to carry the bottles to in the factory.

The principal advantages of my invention reside in the fact that it-is automatic in .its'action, that it is extremely simple and requires the attention .ofbut one operator who places the bottles upon the ear rier..' F1lrthermore the bottles are thoroughly' scrubbed on the desired length so as.

inside and tlioroughly washed and rinsed before passing onward to the filling machine.

.lVhile I have illustrated what I have found to be a'most practical embodiment of my invention, I wish it understood that various changesmight be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without in any way departing from the spiritof the invention.

- l'laving thus described this invention, what is claimed 'is:-

1. In a machine of the character described, an endless carrier, a supporting member having movement parallel to the carrie' and atright angles to its path of movement, I operating implements carried upon thesupporting.member; means for shifting the supporting member toward or from the carrier, and means on the supportmg member engageable with the carrier upon a movement of the supporting member toward the 'carrlcr' and disengage-able therefrom upon'a reverse movement whereby to cause a longitudinal movement'of the supporting member with the carrier for a predetermineddistance.

2.-An endlessca-l'rier including ,spaoed links, supporting member movable paral-' lel'to the carrier and toward and from'the carrier,

operatingf implements mounted thereon, and means in connection with the supporting member and movable therewith engageable with the linksof the carrier upon a movement of the supporting member toward the carrier and disengageable therefrom upon a reverse movement whereby to cause a common longitudinal movementof the carrier and supporting member for a predetermined distance.

3. In a bottle cleaning machine, a bottle cariiage' mm'z'ibia PR-Tlllfil t0 the carrier,

bottle cleaning zncitabec mounted upon i he carrlziga fin-J i'novemcnt i: iinsversiy m H19.

movement of thacmkrier and means fore gaging i'he carriage, with the carrier for common movement, than projecting the, botfile cleaning member into the Lmbllaihen reti acting this "mini; cleaning mcmhe? and" successively disengaging the, carrier and. then Shifting the cnlrazlzzgc- Hm carriage. from back in its initial 'posii'i-tm.

4. 13.1 a boai le defining machine, a with g rlie movable in a elvseal path and. 113%- mg means thereon fwztsuppwtinglmttics, carriage fllOYlllil parallel to l1l7l8 CEfYlf a brittle cleaningmember mounfiecl 11pm] the carriage for movement trmis'v'erseio the movement of tha carrier, meana for engag ing 'the carriage with the carrier fer com-- mon movement, than projec'bin'g the bottle cleaning member into the battle, then 1'8 tracting thsbott le cleaning member 511C ii) ifis initial position, andnmans for m mg the bottle cleaning nrember.

5. In a bottle wgshmg machine; bottle carrier movable in a closed path and hail inggnea-ns hereon fin; supporting bottles in an IHV'GIiJGLi posiiien, a cafriage movable beneath the cairiei' anal. parallel thereto, a re tumble slewing member mounted upon tha carriage, meang for giving cfmsi sirib rotabinn to said cleaning member, means for engaging the cart 56 with ihe atria-z.- 15m. mam mon movement successli ely pmjectingj the cleaning member upwmwi ints U1 but tlvessup mrteai upon film carrier; means fer ejectingw ater from tha Clflfll'llfig I alley, while it, is izyits projected pas; on, and

means for retracting'gaid cleaning Kale-tubal" from the bottleancl sucsmsively (LiiSQllgiigjing the carriage from the carrier and 1-0- turning the carriage to its iniiiizil position 6. Inga bofit-le Washing machine, a bo'ttie carrier'movable'in a-closed path arid l'mving mamas thereon for supporting bottls in an inverted posihion, said means including cupsligipefi n1embers,'a. carriage disposed my math 'i he'carrmr and movable. in a path parallel to the carriega Water, contaiiier' my emtively supported bfillfiatlftllfl Qzirrier' fozg veirrfiical movement, rotatable brush, spindles xnouiniied upon the Water container memis for calming:

constant rotation t0"sa.1d spindles, .mfikifi'li. veltically reciprbcating {he Wale-r (tonitiinei' H.Hl I cams married bysaid Gflllilfliilfii and reciprecambla therewith. faisimultaneously engaging; arm ai gziging' the carriage and. the Water (,OZltt'iiTf-Blj with. the

earner, aiming operating whils i-lm Wm;- containe'r is m far QfiBQUfigWfii-tl from 1323 iiii o through the.

lie-- I cesslvely disengaglng the carriage from the earner zmrl then shiftlng the irarrizw'e back port-in? ihe lower owls of the. lJQilillO cleaning "c'sm'riei' muvnblii in FL 'closuizl path (.Ild COIIlfi im-s, -i;1::11s ;erse braces and inverted cups BEST AVAILABLE copk brush spindles, and mezins acting'wlienthej water cvnts'iinei' and carriage lowexfezi.

anal. disengaged lfmm 5111a carrier to shift tha c.zu'i 'i: zgc and water coniaiiner to their initii lf posziums. i

T. In. lmttlewashing machine, an endless butitl z-cmwier :1 Yeitimlly' and longituillr' mlly .nim'alile in'iplenmit suppoi t diispnsed ljwnmii'h tliu carrier, lie-cilia Washing impleme its mounted lllleljfil'l, 11mins for .i'ecipro- 75 catin said support imvunl and from. the cmr, and 111mm,;'mounteil 0n said. P-F port engageuliie with the carrier upon a nmvement of ihe seippnri toward the carrier iklfiYQlll-flt m thereby causie a wmmon lo-ngi tudinzzl mowmanl; of "Sue implement suppor and the carrier. i

In bottle washing machine, {L bol- -tle carrier movable in a ClQSQd'Pll-ill? and- 5 having mgins them'on for supp li b( )t-; tles an, inverfied pesiiion, a carriage mounted beneath the vau'i'ier iii'iir longitmli- X1211 inm'einent, u plurality oi? tubnlazvbot:

and. iliscngngeable therefrom upnn a reverseig tle cleaning members extending through the 0' carriage, gearing mounted upon the can; ri'iige for rota-ting said bmdtlelcleunmg mam-w 21's, but pci'n'ilitmg their vert cal DIOYQ merit, a rate:- (:0 tamer snppcrtml below th carnage, IQltLLlOU shemto, said water aluminiumslip niei ibers, means iui' vertically recipmmting the water containing humans Calll'ltfil upon 116 fur vertical nmwmmit with 9:

Water container and the ca -i-iugimiul engzi'g yieg ing with the Carri 1 upon the mam-(l movement 0f the Wadi-s2: ijz mtziinm t0,(SZKHHQ-BJCOIYl man lmirizmiml nimeniezit of the barrier 21ml. carriage, but ilihengugonbli-y firmn the 'nur isloivc'retl' 155 130 313), lower and, of its stroke, incline; for" mitomzifiiuaily umsing Elna n-trm-iiun of the v mmii and ilic water container to ivsiini tial. pzmition, when, the CH cr is disenggiigerl Y frmn the Carriage :ingl. .in'emis controlled 13} 110 ilm reci nrnm-tiun of. the \Vililil cmlLziiner fol fun-mg water win he Wntair voniumm'. I f). in. 2:, bottle washing mm'li me a limit. 0

6 BEST AVAlLABLE coP" the end of the water contain r. and engaged with the carriage said rods when the water rontainer moves upward engaging with the linlts ol the carri r. l!lttlll l'or \erlirall reeiproratine' the water rontainer in cause the engagement ol' the rods with the carrier and cause the vertical projeetio ol' the brush spindles. means operating to return the ear,- riae'e and the water container to an initial posilion.-npon a depression of the rods and brush spindles. a water siipplv pipe enteringthe runtainer, a valve in the supply pipe. and means operating" upon an eleva lion of the water container to open said valve and upon a depression of the container tot-lose the valve. I

10. In a bottle washing machine, a bottle carrier movable in a closed path and having means thereon for supporting bottles in an inverted position, a water eontail'ier movable longitiulinallv and rrtiealllv beneath the carriera plurality oi. brush 'spi'ndles'e tending upward from the water container and adapted to be projected into or through the bottle supporting means, means for vertieall re 'iproeating the water container, means for longitudinally shifting the water eontainer with the carrier when the water container is raised, means for shitting the water container rearwardopposite a; the

movement of the carrier when the water ntainer is lowered, and means for rotating the spindles comprising a plurality of inter-meshing gear wheels, in each one of which a spindle is mounted for vertical movement and common rotation. and means i'ordri-ving said gear wheels inrluding a shaft operativelv engaging one of said gem wheels and having a gear wheel thereon, a driving shaft having a gear wheel thereon, and an intermediate gear wheel meshing \vitlrboth of said last named gear wheels and supported by links piroially ronneeting the shafts of the. intermediate gear wheel and the two intermeshing gear wheels.

11. In a machine, ot'the character described, an endless carrier extending carrier guides. a longitudinally extending guide parallel to the ari'ier guides, at supporting member operatively supported'upon said lasenamed guide for longitudinal movement and movable toward and from the: carrier, inn'ilements mounted upon said supporting niefmbei: and means mounted upon the supporting member and movable therewith engageable with the car-' rier upon a movement oi thd'supporting member toward the (illl'llt and disengageable, therefrom upon a'mo\'ement of the supportingmember away from the carrier to thereby cause a common movement of the supporting member and carrier for a prede termined distance.

12. In a machine of the character described, an endless carrier, longitudinally water I scribed an endless carrier, tracks longitudinally earrier upon a movement of the supporting member toward the carrier and disengageable therefrom upona reverse movement whereby to cause a movement of the. supporting member with the'c'arrier for a predetermined distance and means for returning the supporting member to its initial 13, In a machine of the character desupport ing one flight ofthe carrier, longitudinally disposed guides parallel to the tracks, a

member mounted. upon said guidsfor l0ngitudinal movement, a supporting member disposed beneath the first-named member and movable therewith, operating implements mounted upon the supporting member and passing loosely through the first-named member; means for reciprocating the supporting-member toward and from the'firstnamed member and the carrier, rods mounted upon said supporting member-and reeiprocatable therewith and on aging with the carrierup'on a movemeuto. the supporting member toward the carrier and disengaging therefrom upon a reverse movement? to position after it'is disengaged from the carrier. v i v thereby cause a movement of the supporting a member along said guide with and parallel to the carrieix'aml means for, returning-tho supportingmember and the member through which the said implements pass to their in itial position upon azdisengagement of the i suppoiting member from the carrier;

14. In a bottle washing machine, an end less arrier having means for suppo ting bottles in an inverted position'thereon, lonv gitndmally disposed guides along which said carrier passes, a member movable toward and from the carrier bottle Washing implements carrir'al'by saidl-Inemberand movable into or out of operative engagement with the bottles upon a reciprocation of the, member, and a hinged holder disposed abov e the carrie porting inei'nber to close down nponthe up per ends of the bottles as thosupporting member risesand to shift, away from the bottles as the supportingmember is lowered.

1?. In a bottle washing machine, an end along winch the car less carrier, :1 track iier moves, means upon the carrier for supporting bottles in an inverted position, a member operatively supported to more parallel to the ca rier and having standards extending aboveine carrier an implement sunand operatii cly connected male sup-'- porting member coacting with the firstnamed member and vertically reciprodatable relative thereto. bottle cleaning implements having spindles mounted upon the supporting member and extending through the firstnamed member, means for reciprocating said supporting member and movin the firstnamed member and the supporting member longitudinally beneath the carrier in time therewith for a predetermined distance, a plate hinged upon said standards and adapted when lowered to-bear against the upper endsof the bottles mounted upon the carrier, and means mounted upon said supporting member for oscillating said plate to cause "the plate to lower upon an upward movement of the supporting member and to rise upon a downward movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the (presence of two witnesses. 20 I AMES A. JGHNSON. Witnesses Fnsnnmc 'B.-.Wmsnfr, FREDERICK S. STIT'r. 

